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Lenawa, North Western Province, Sri Lanka


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Region:North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Latitude:7° 38' 20" N
Longitude:80° 28' 13" E
Lat/Long (dec):7.6389,80.4703
Köppen climate type:Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Mindat Feature ID:1237756
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:1237756:1
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Ragedara, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 38' 3" N80° 32' 20" E7.6km (4.7 miles)
Sakura graphite mine (Ragedara graphite mine), Ragedara, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 38' 3" N80° 32' 20" E7.6km (4.7 miles)
Queen's Mine, Kahatagaha, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 35' 25" N80° 32' 33" E9.6km (6.0 miles)
Kingfisher Project, Kahatagaha, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 42' 55" N80° 31' 47" E10.8km (6.7 miles)
Kahatagaha Mine, Kahatagaha, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 34' 32" N80° 32' 44" E10.9km (6.8 miles)
Kahatagaha, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 34' 30" N80° 32' 45" E11.0km (6.8 miles)
Kavisigamuwa carbonatite, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 30' 48" N80° 29' 2" E14.0km (8.7 miles)
Ambakotte, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 28' 59" N80° 28' 0" E17.3km (10.8 miles)
Polwatta, Matale, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 31' 0" N80° 34' 59" E18.4km (11.4 miles)
Owala-Kaikawala area (incl. Gurubabila; Koswana), Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 30' 29" N80° 39' 5" E24.7km (15.4 miles)
Rattota, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 30' 48" N80° 39' 42" E25.3km (15.7 miles)
Matale, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 28' 2" N80° 37' 24" E25.5km (15.8 miles)
Bakamuna, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 46' 50" N80° 49' 6" E41.5km (25.8 miles)
Kandy, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 17' 26" N80° 37' 59" E42.7km (26.5 miles)
Eppawala deposit (Eppawala carbonatite complex), Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka8° 8' 40" N80° 24' 46" E56.6km (35.2 miles)
Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka7° 7' 59" N80° 24' 0" E56.8km (35.3 miles)
Bogala Mine, Bogala, Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka7° 6' 57" N80° 18' 36" E60.8km (37.8 miles)
Hakurutale, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 12' 0" N80° 47' 59" E60.9km (37.8 miles)
Wilagedera iron prospect, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka7° 19' 1" N79° 57' 27" E66.9km (41.6 miles)
Pollonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 56' 25" N81° 1' 7" E69.1km (42.9 miles)
Munwatte, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka7° 6' 59" N80° 48' 36" E69.1km (43.0 miles)
Seruwila deposit, Anuradhapura District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka8° 19' 24" N80° 23' 22" E76.7km (47.6 miles)
Avissawella, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6° 57' 30" N80° 11' 55" E81.4km (50.6 miles)
Puttalam, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka8° 1' 50" N79° 50' 9" E82.3km (51.2 miles)
Pattara, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6° 56' 57" N80° 7' 5" E85.9km (53.4 miles)
PQ deposit, Puttalam, Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka8° 7' 15" N79° 50' 28" E87.6km (54.4 miles)
Ehiliyagoda (Ehaliyagoda; Ehelliyagoda), Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 51' 12" N80° 15' 41" E90.3km (56.1 miles)
Badulla, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka6° 59' 36" N81° 3' 17" E96.5km (60.0 miles)
Ratgama, Gem gravels, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka6° 43' 51" N80° 29' 33" E101.0km (62.7 miles)
Homagama pegmatite, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka6° 50' 28" N80° 0' 12" E102.6km (63.7 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AsiaContinent
Indian PlateTectonic Plate
Highland Complex, Indian PlateOrogenic Belt
Sri LankaCountry
North Western Province, Sri LankaProvince
Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri LankaDistrict

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Sri Lanka, Kurunegala, Ibbagamuwa217.14.194.0.0.0
 
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